Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Yemen
Yemen: Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) was 0.5% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Lifetime risk of maternal death in Yemen, 1985–2023
Source: Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, lifetime risk of maternal death in Yemen stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.6% on the previous year and down 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lifetime risk of maternal death in Yemen peaked at 3.5% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2023.
That places Yemen 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Lifetime risk of maternal death (%) (Trends) in Yemen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 3.5% | — |
| 1986 | 3.5% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | -7.4% |
| 1988 | 3.1% | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.0% | -5.1% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 2.6% | -4.7% |
| 1993 | 2.4% | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 2.3% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 2.1% | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | -10.8% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | -5.7% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 1.6% | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | -7.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | -7.3% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | -9.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 0.9% | -8.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -7.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -5.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +14.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -20.3% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -5.6% |
Yemen compared with similar countries
- Yemen's 0.5% is below the median for low income countries, which is 1.4%, 40% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Yemen's 0.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.1%, 10.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 1.6% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
- 40 Comoros 0.7% compare
- 41 Pakistan 0.6% compare
- 42 Papua New Guinea 0.6% compare
- 44 Tuvalu 0.5% compare
- 45 East Timor 0.5% compare
- 46 Mozambique 0.5% compare
More health data for Yemen
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.94 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9,603 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 103 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0766 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0806 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lifetime risk of maternal death in Yemen?
- Lifetime risk of maternal death in Yemen was 0.5% in 2023, according to Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5% in 1985.
- What is the lowest lifetime risk of maternal death recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2023.
- How does Yemen rank for lifetime risk of maternal death?
- Yemen ranks 43rd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is lifetime risk of maternal death rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Yemen data come from?
- The figures come from Trends in Maternal Mortality, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Lifetime risk of maternal death (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Life time risk of maternal death is the probability that a 15-year-old female will die eventually from a maternal cause assuming that current levels of fertility and mortality (including maternal mortality) do not change in the future, taking into account competing causes of death.